In little town of Banos I had a choice of 20 or so hostels – almost all stay empty. First: it is off season, second: tourists are afraid to come here because of the possibility of the new eruption of the volcano. So for 7 USD you can have single room with hot shower and there is daily serwice – new towels etc… I can reccommend Villa Santa Clara – 10 min walk from the centre but very quite area and lovely garden around.
Banos is famous for the waterfalls on the Pastaza River passing by. Taxi drivers offer 2,5 hours trip to the main falls for 20 USD. But you can do it using city buses (urbano) paying 20-50 cents per segment of your ride and walking on foot to the bottom of the falls. The farthest and highest (like 80 m) Devil´s Pot is 14 km from Banos. I spent lovely day visiting all of them, taking pictures and even riding on the primitive skyway 100 m above the canyon. You know – I am waterfall fan so I got few new thundering beauties to my collection. Internet in Banos is much more expensive then in the capital – 2 USD/hour. So it is time to finish – I do not want to leave here the money reserved for tomorrow´s breakfast!
